What is it about?
This chapter paper introduces the European Union (EU) and discusses some of its directives and regulations. Today the EU has some of the most progressive environmental policies in the world that extend to all areas of environmental protection. Some of these areas are air pollution control, water protection, waste management, and the control of chemicals. This chapter includes information about the End of Life Vehicles Directive (ELV), the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)< and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE). The EU regulation called Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is described too.
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Why is it important?
As for environmental regulations, EU systems are the most advanced in the world. This chapter provides us the overview for the advanced and important environmental regulations and directives in EU. This chapter should be the first step to have the big view for the world trend of environmental regulations.
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Without learning the European environmental regulations, you are not allowed to talk about the environmental friendliness and regulations. At this opportunity, let us have the global view for environmental regulations and laws investigating EU cases as good example, shall we?
Professor Hideyuki Kanematsu
National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College
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This page is a summary of: European Union (EU) Directives and Regulations, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55957-3_9.
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